A History of Service to Belmont
Professional Experience
Mark is well suited to help Town Meeting understand the financial issues they will deliberate. He’s a Certified Public Accountant with extensive experience in finance and taxation. He has a lengthy career in leadership roles at renowned industry firms directing national practices providing tax/financial consulting services to Fortune 500 Companies:
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Ryan, LLC (Principal)-2013 to Present
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Thomson Reuters (Vice President and Practice Leader)-2009 to 2012
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Deloitte & Touche’ (National Director)-1985 to 2009
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New England Baptist Hospital (Medical Technologist)-1979 to 1983
Education
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Bentley University (M.Sci. in Taxation ’93)
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Boston College (M.B.A. ’85)
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Northeastern University (B.S ’79)
Mark, a long-time Belmont resident, graduated from Belmont High School in 1972. He and his wife Christine – who will celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary this year – are proud parents of two Belmont-raised children: Stephen (BHS ’11) is working on a PhD in Economics at UC Davis; Sarah (BHS ’16) is a registered nurse at Winchester Hospital.
Belmont Town Government Experience
The role of the Moderator requires an understanding of the questions coming before Town Meeting. This includes our annual operating and capital budgets, finance issues, zoning and planning, economic development, and building committees. For 32 years as a Town Meeting Member and 18 years of service in elected and appointed positions, Mark has stayed current on all the issues that impact the town.
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Town Meeting Member (32 years)
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Select Board (member/chair, 12 years)
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Warrant Committee (member 6 years)
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Capital Budget Committee (member)
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Comprehensive Capital Budget Committee (member)
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Financial Task Force I (chair)
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Financial Task Force II (member)
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Council on Aging Board (chair)
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Senior Tax Relief Working Group (member)
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Traffic Advisory Committee (chair)
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Belmont Women’s Club (member)
